Kaan Kahriman

Kaan Kahriman
Personal information
Born (2004-12-09) 9 December 2004
Antalya, Turkey
EducationBartın University
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Chișinău67 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 Sofia67 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Yerevan67 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place2021 Konya67 kg S
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 Durres79 kg
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Heraklion61 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 León67 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Bucharest67 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Raszyn67 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Durrës61 kg
Youth World Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Jeddah61 kg
European Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Ciechanów61 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 San Donato62 kg

Kaan Kahriman (born 9 December 2004) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 67 kg division. He won the gold medal at the 2025 European Weightlifting Championships.[1]

Personal life

He attended Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak Middle School in his hometown Antalya,[2] and Eryaman Şehit Ertan Akgül Anatolian High School in Eryaman, Etimesgut, Ankara.[3] After completing his secondary education, he started studying in the Sport Science Faculty at Bartın University.[4]

Sport career

Kahriman received the bronze medal in the 62 kg total event at the 2018 European Youth Weightlifting Championships held in San Donato Milanese , Italy.[2] He took the gold medal in the snatch event and the silver medal in total at the 61 kg division at the 2021 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[5] In 2022, he won the gold medal in the snatch event and the silver medal at the 61 kg division of the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Heraklion, Greece.[6] He received the bronze medal in the 67 kg snatch event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey.[7] At the 67 kg division of the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, he won the silver medal in the snatch event and the bronze medal in total.[8]

Kaan Kahriman, who lifted 148 kilograms in the 67 kg snatch at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships in Manama, Bahrain, broke the world record in the junior weightlifting category and won the bronze medal.[9]

Kaan Kahriman won the gold medal with 146 kg in the snatch and silver medal with 170 kg in the Clean & Jerk, and became the European champion with 316 kg in total at the 2025 European Weightlifting Championships held in Chișinău, Moldova.[10]

Year Competition Venue Weight Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
(kg)Rank(kg)Rank(kg)Rank
2018 European Youth ChampionshipsItaly San Donato Milanese, Italy62 kg954th1126th2073rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021 World Junior ChampionshipsUzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan61 kg1185th1389th2564th
European Youth ChampionshipsPoland Ciechanów, Poland61 kg1221st place, gold medalist(s)1352nd place, silver medalist(s)2572nd place, silver medalist(s)
Youth World ChampionshipsSaudi Arabia Jeddah, Saudi Arabia61 kg123
YWR		1st place, gold medalist(s)1414th2642nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022 World Junior ChampionshipsGreece Heraklion, Greece61 kg1261st place, gold medalist(s)1437th2692nd place, silver medalist(s)
European ChampionshipsAlbania Tirana, Albania61 kg1265th1456th2716th
Islamic Solidarity GamesTurkey Konya, Turkey67 kg1383rd place, bronze medalist(s)1588th2966th
European Junior & U23 ChampionshipsAlbania Durrës, Albania67 kg1371st place, gold medalist(s)1565th2933rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World ChampionshipsColombia Bogotá, Colombia67 kg1416th16512th30610th
2023 European ChampionshipsArmenia Yerevan, Armenia67 kg1412nd place, silver medalist(s)1606th3013rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Junior & U23 ChampionshipsRomania Bucharest, Romania67 kg1371st place, gold medalist(s)1561st place, gold medalist(s)2931st place, gold medalist(s)
World ChampionshipsSaudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia67 kg1376th16110th29810th
2024 European ChampionshipsBulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria67 kg1421st place, gold medalist(s)1683rd place, bronze medalist(s)3102nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Junior ChampionshipsSpain León, Spain67 kg1431st place, gold medalist(s)1692nd place, silver medalist(s)3122nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Junior & U23 ChampionshipsPoland Raszyn, Poland67 kg1441st place, gold medalist(s)1561st place, gold medalist(s)3001st place, gold medalist(s)
World ChampionshipsBahrain Manama, Bahrain67 kg148
JWR		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1755th3235th
2025 European ChampionshipsMoldova Chișinău, Moldova67 kg1461st place, gold medalist(s)1702nd place, silver medalist(s)3161st place, gold medalist(s)
World ChampionshipsNorway Førde, Norway71 kg1487th1808th3287th

References

  1. ↑ "Athletes / Bios - International Weightlifting Federation". iwf.sport.
  2. 1 2 "İtalya'da başlayan Yıldızlar ve 15 Yaş Altı Avrupa Halter Şampiyonası'na Antalyalı sporcu Kaan Kahriman damga vurdu" (in Turkish). Antalya Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Öğrencimiz Kaan Kahriman, Gençler Dünya Halter Şampiyonu Oldu" (in Turkish). Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "BARÜ'lü milli halterci Kaan Kahriman'dan 1 altın, 1 bronz" (in Turkish). Bartın Üniversitesi. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  5. ↑ Avşar, Halil İbrahim (6 October 2021). "Dünya Yıldızlar Halter Şampiyonası'nda Kaan Kahriman ve Ertuğrul Seçgin dünya ikincisi oldu". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 18 April 2023. |
  6. ↑ "Results by Events: 2022 IWF Junior World Championships". IWF.sport. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Konya 2021 İslami Dayanışma Oyunları'nda 34 Madalya". olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Büyükler Avrupa Halter Şampiyonası'nın 3. gününde 3 madalya". CNN Türk.
  9. ↑ "Dünya Halter Şampiyonası'nda milli sporcular, 3 madalya kazandı".
  10. ↑ "Milli halterci Kaan Kahriman Avrupa şampiyonu!". milliyet.com.tr. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
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